Orangutan(s) – ZooScope

Ben Cole
20th January 2022
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Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!. Dir. By. Peter Lord. Columbia Pictures. 2012.

Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!. Dir. By. Peter Lord. Columbia Pictures. 2012. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Ben Cole Ben Cole https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8b56010303c3bc561a8eca6b871dd8bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2022 12th April 2022

Figure 1-The Pirate Captain and his dodo comrade Polly embrace Charles Darwin. Aardman never shy away from the ludicrous. So when a crew of incompetent pirates endeavour for protagonist The…

Maya Thomas
28th May 2020
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Jungle Book. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman. Walt Disney. 1967.

Jungle Book. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman. Walt Disney. 1967. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Maya Thomas Maya Thomas https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cc69c57469b61b49e91683e8fa565b19?s=96&d=mm&r=g 28th May 2020 25th May 2021

The notorious Kaa was manipulated in the Jungle Book[1] (1967) to serve the role of an antagonist, an inversion on his portrayal from Kipling’s original books[2] (1894). Kaa is presented as the…

Anna Nawroozi
15th January 2019
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Dir. Matt Reeves. 20th Century Fox. 2014.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Dir. Matt Reeves. 20th Century Fox. 2014. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Anna Nawroozi Anna Nawroozi https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0bf99ca04788f4e9845de18c920cb526?s=96&d=mm&r=g 15th January 2019 25th May 2021

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Dir. Matt Reeves. 20thCentury Fox. 2014 ‘Now, they may have got their hands on some of our guns. But that does not make…

Amy Clarke
13th December 2018
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Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. Dir. Rupert Wyatt. 20th Century Fox . 2011.

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. Dir. Rupert Wyatt. 20th Century Fox . 2011. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Amy Clarke Amy Clarke https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b02590d5bb0003cb2d887eb9396e5e78?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th December 2018 25th May 2021

The scene which I believe most questions anthropocentric notions of human superiority in ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ is the moment when Caesar verbally expresses his frustrations, in…

Lucie Dowson
16th January 2017
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The Jungle Book. Dir. Jon Favreau. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2016.

The Jungle Book. Dir. Jon Favreau. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2016. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Lucie Dowson Lucie Dowson https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/383ce5fc7d0a3ca0a201d0f1095f0197?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2017 25th May 2021

Man vs. Nature in The Jungle Book (2016) The Jungle Book is a film that essentially explores the relationship between man and nature through the portrayal of different animal wills and how they…

Jonathon Kirk
15th January 2017
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The Jungle Book. Dir. Wolgang Reitherman. Walt Disney. 1967.

The Jungle Book. Dir. Wolgang Reitherman. Walt Disney. 1967. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jonathon Kirk Jonathon Kirk https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bc22b0a32d4d46deb555d52ed29cc1d0?s=96&d=mm&r=g 15th January 2017 5th November 2021

The Jungle Book (1967) Dir, by Wolfgang Reitherman Disney’s The Jungle Book is a film of young boy trying to prove he can survive in the jungle whilst being persuaded by a…

Amy Fuller
30th December 2016
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Planet of the Apes. Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner. 20th Century Fox. 1968.

Planet of the Apes. Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner. 20th Century Fox. 1968. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Amy Fuller Amy Fuller https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d183c92a8227e849c21e28289c8f1585?s=96&d=mm&r=g 30th December 2016 25th May 2021

Planet of the Apes (1968), dir. Franklin J. Schaffner It is from the Planet of the Apes’s first encounter with its ‘more or less human’ characters that we are made aware of…

Lauren Wakelin
23rd January 2016
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The Jungle Book. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman. Walt Disney. 1967.

The Jungle Book. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman. Walt Disney. 1967. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Lauren Wakelin Lauren Wakelin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fbbf6499a18a264bc44ea150b0fe5ae3?s=96&d=mm&r=g 23rd January 2016 25th May 2021

The Jungle Book (1967) Walt Disney Synopsis Having been raised by a pack of wolves, with a black panther and a bear as your two closest companions, you would think…

Jessica Walton
30th December 2015
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We Bought a Zoo. Dir. Cameron Crowe. 20th Century Fox. 2011.

We Bought a Zoo. Dir. Cameron Crowe. 20th Century Fox. 2011. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jessica Walton Jessica Walton https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b0c09a7be6b55c405bca2e2b074bfe3b?s=96&d=mm&r=g 30th December 2015 25th May 2021

We Bought a Zoo is a film loosely based on a memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee which describes his purchase and restoration of the failing Dartmoor Wildlife…

Katy Raynor
22nd August 2014
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Dir. Rupert Wyatt. 20th Century Fox. 2011.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Dir. Rupert Wyatt. 20th Century Fox. 2011. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Katy Raynor Katy Raynor https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b3537cc4e5ad468c153a56e82207b231?s=96&d=mm&r=g 22nd August 2014 25th May 2021

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Photo credit: Wikipedia) An exploration of ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ is a thrilling…